Grealish's upturn in form has been one of the most significant aspects to our incredible run since the start of February. As great as he had been for us, Cancelo's departure has likely been the catalyst for this. Cancelo's ubiquitous playing style worked as a deterrent to Grealish's ability to make an impact on the pitch; freeing up space for him out wide has been a game changer. In my opinion, we've been playing far better over the last few months than we ever had with Cancelo in the team, and I think that's part of the reason that we've decided to sell him in the summer. Grealish has fit in to this more direct, more aggressive style of play incredibly well and it's resulted in what I think has been the best version of a Man City team that I have seen. If, and that's a big if, we go on to win the next two games then I think that will consolidate it.
Sancho is a funny one. He's obviously had his own personal issues over the last eighteen months which will have affected his form. I do still think there is a place for him in this United team under ETH though. He's a very different player to Grealish in the sense that at his current peak he's been far more involved in direct goalscoring opportunities than Grealish ever has and with a quality striker next season I think he will become far more effective and his strengths will be amplified. A potential Rashford - Kane - Sancho front 3 next year at peak form would be a scary prospect, should that be this summer's outcome.